Yea why not, that play executed twice in openers by Manning and Thomas was McDaniels dream. What makes it better is Zane Beadles being the key block down field on both plays. Both guys making the bubble screen work are McDaniels draft picks, and we all know how much Joshy loved those bubble screens.

Yea why not, that play executed twice in openers by Manning and Thomas was McDaniels dream. What makes it better is Zane Beadles being the key block down field on both plays. Both guys making the bubble screen work are McDaniels draft picks, and we all know how much Joshy loved those bubble screens.

Exactly.

While Josh was in over his head as a 30-something HC, and deserves a lot of the contempt he has received by most, he also did some things good for the Broncos, by clearing the roster of malcontents and head cases. His attempts to infuse youth and speed onto the roster, had mixed results. Just like every other head coach, he hit on some, whiffed on others.

Thomas, Decker, Beadles, Bruton, Ayers, Moreno have all in one way or another contributed to the current Broncos level of success....and he should get credit for seeing the potential and drafting them. He more than likely won't....but he should.

I refuse to crown the guy just because he had a cant miss pick. he dumped Marshall so it was either going to be Dez Bryant or Thomas either pic was a can't miss.

No, Thomas and Dez were both far from can't miss. Thomas is who I wanted Denver to take, but he was a raw WR who had virtually no route tree to speak of and he played in Paul Jonson's option (not even spread option) offence. And he had a broken foot/foot injury so he couldn't perform in the usual pre-draft processes such as the NFL Combine.

Dez Bryant had been suspended for an entire NCAA season prior to entering the draft and had a number of red flags. Neither were can't miss prospects.

his choices were Dez Bryant or Demaryius Thomas. it's not like he found some rare find in the later rounds. anyway this thread in about celebrating potentially the greatest wide receiver Denver Broncos history.

The announcers mentioned several times that the Broncos made it a point coming out of the bye to get DT the ball more. I don't know if they learned this in the pre-game meetings, or if they were just speculating, but if it is true I think it will really help this team in the long run.

The second touchdown was an example of what’s called “building offense,” which is when plays derive from earlier plays. It’s something the Broncos do better than any team. In this instance, the field position and receiver alignment were similar to Thomas’s first score. Thomas again ran an out-route. This time, cornerback Shareece Wright, knowing Denver’s tendencies, sat on it.

Peyton Manning, expecting that Wright would play the tendency, called a route that had Thomas make the out-cut but then immediately redirect back inside. It was an easy touchdown.

"DT represents a poor example of an elite wide receiver in the NFL. They are supposed to be loud, rippling with swag, too cool for school.

Can you picture that slight Southern smile telling Peyton Manning to give him the damn ball?

"At first, when he got here, I'll be honest, I was scared to talk to him. It was Peyton Manning," Thomas told me in a quiet corner at Dove Valley.

"I'm no different than anyone else. I mean, it's Peyton."

"Further, with Manning at quarterback, the Broncos are an equal-opportunity operation, the first team in history with five players scoring 10 touchdowns. The other All-Pro wideouts — Johnson (first team), Josh Gordon (first), A.J. Green (second) and Antonio Brown (second) — were clear-cut No. 1 options.

"That's why I didn't expect to make it," Thomas said. "As a group, with all of our guys, we didn't really have a main target. So for me to be on the group that made All-Pro, it's a big deal to me. There's a lot of guys that had better numbers than me.

Has he left a note in Peyton's locker to request another five years from the ultimate quarterback?

"I wish he would play five more years, man. I'm blessed just to have him for this long. I appreciate him," Thomas said. "At this point, the main thing for him is to win another Super Bowl. That's what we want to do for him."

"DT represents a poor example of an elite wide receiver in the NFL. They are supposed to be loud, rippling with swag, too cool for school.

Can you picture that slight Southern smile telling Peyton Manning to give him the damn ball?

"At first, when he got here, I'll be honest, I was scared to talk to him. It was Peyton Manning," Thomas told me in a quiet corner at Dove Valley.

"I'm no different than anyone else. I mean, it's Peyton."

"Further, with Manning at quarterback, the Broncos are an equal-opportunity operation, the first team in history with five players scoring 10 touchdowns. The other All-Pro wideouts — Johnson (first team), Josh Gordon (first), A.J. Green (second) and Antonio Brown (second) — were clear-cut No. 1 options.

"That's why I didn't expect to make it," Thomas said. "As a group, with all of our guys, we didn't really have a main target. So for me to be on the group that made All-Pro, it's a big deal to me. There's a lot of guys that had better numbers than me.

Has he left a note in Peyton's locker to request another five years from the ultimate quarterback?

"I wish he would play five more years, man. I'm blessed just to have him for this long. I appreciate him," Thomas said. "At this point, the main thing for him is to win another Super Bowl. That's what we want to do for him."